In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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War on drugs link to poverty
Charity Health Poverty Action launches its report today on the often ignored side effects of combating drugs cultivation. PAUL COLLINS reports
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
Millions of people face grinding hardship, unless global development groups tackle the damage caused by the failing war on drugs.
This stark message comes today in a shock report from the British charity Health Poverty Action (HPA).
It warns the £65 billion cost for a war fuelling destitution, undermining health and marginalising communities rivals the £84bn worldwide aid budget.
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